Thigh & Glute Plyometrics (Video)

Thigh and glute Plyometrics are also known as jump training. Find out about thigh and glute Plyometrics with help from a certified personal trainer in this free video clip.

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Hi, I'm Jay McLeod. Today, we are discussing thigh and glute plyometrics ok. Plyometrics also known as jump training help your body to produce fast explosive movements ok. Great for building speed and power. The first plyometric exercise I'm going to show you is a jump squat ok. So you are going to begin with your feet shoulder-width apart. Chest out, chin up ok. You are going to push your hips back and you are going to lower your body by bending your knees as if you are sitting in a chair ok. You are going to drop into a squat. From here, my hands come up. Now I'm going to drive through my heels and I'm going to thrust my hips forward. And I'm going to come off the ground. From here I land soft knees. Okay always soft knees, you don't want to break down the knees ok. Push your hips back. Drop into that squat, drive right back through thrusting your body about two to three inches off the ground. Alright the next exercise I'm going to show you is a jumping lunge ok. You are going to begin with one knee down in a lunge position. Always chest out. My back heel is going to be up ok. So I'm here. Chest out, back heel up. I drop into that lunge position. My back leg is about an inch from the ground. Now what I'm going to do is I'm going to power myself off the ground. I'm going to explode up and I'm going to switch my legs in mid air. I'm here, drop into that lunge. Okay never go right into that, into bending your back knee ok. Always pause at the top. Lower yourself, explode up. Pause at the top. Lower yourself, explode up. That way you don't bust up your knees.